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Income & Jobs · Minnesota

Highest Income Counties in Minnesota 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in Minnesota

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1Carver County, MN
98.9
2Scott County, MN
98.5
3Washington County, MN
98.1
4Wright County, MN
96.7
5Dakota County, MN
96.5
6Sherburne County, MN
96.2
7Anoka County, MN
95
8Chisago County, MN
94.8
9Hennepin County, MN
94.4
10Olmsted County, MN
93.2

All Minnesota Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

87 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Carver County, MN
98.9
56
2Scott County, MN
98.5
45.8
3Washington County, MN
98.1
47.6
4Wright County, MN
96.7
56.5
5Dakota County, MN
96.5
43
6Sherburne County, MN
96.2
55.7
7Anoka County, MN
95
43.7
8Chisago County, MN
94.8
46.2
9Hennepin County, MN
94.4
36
10Olmsted County, MN
93.2
43.7
11Dodge County, MN
93
58.4
12Le Sueur County, MN
92.2
56.3
13Isanti County, MN
89.8
43.6
14Steele County, MN
87.3
49.6
15Rice County, MN
86.6
49.3
16Goodhue County, MN
86.4
47.8
17Ramsey County, MN
84.8
32.6
18Nicollet County, MN
84.2
54.4
19Wabasha County, MN
84
64.4
20Carlton County, MN
83.9
49.8
21McLeod County, MN
82.1
50.1
22Clay County, MN
81.1
41.8
23Red Lake County, MN
80.9
73.1
24Douglas County, MN
80.3
56.4
25Houston County, MN
80.2
59.8
26Stearns County, MN
79.2
50.3
27Sibley County, MN
78.6
57.3
28Lake County, MN
78.1
65.5
29Fillmore County, MN
77.6
65.1
30Kandiyohi County, MN
77.6
46.2
31Waseca County, MN
77.5
52.5
32Meeker County, MN
77.4
57.7
33Murray County, MN
76.5
72.7
34Roseau County, MN
74.9
56.2
35Grant County, MN
74
66.1
36Lyon County, MN
73.3
64.5
37Blue Earth County, MN
73
41.7
38Pennington County, MN
72.7
43.9
39Pope County, MN
71.7
65.4
40Kanabec County, MN
71.2
52.6
41Marshall County, MN
70.6
69.1
42Cook County, MN
70.5
61.6
43Lac qui Parle County, MN
70.4
72.5
44Yellow Medicine County, MN
70.4
66.5
45Mower County, MN
70.3
44.7
46Benton County, MN
70.2
41
47Mille Lacs County, MN
70
42.6
48Crow Wing County, MN
69.7
49.3
49Becker County, MN
69.1
52.7
50Stevens County, MN
69
65.6
51Otter Tail County, MN
68.7
51.7
52Rock County, MN
68.2
70.7
53Hubbard County, MN
68
50.3
54Watonwan County, MN
67.9
53.6
55Winona County, MN
66.9
48
56Lake of the Woods County, MN
66.5
74.3
57Jackson County, MN
66.2
72.5
58Norman County, MN
66
68.8
59Pine County, MN
65.5
46.9
60Wilkin County, MN
65.5
65.3
61Kittson County, MN
65.4
69.5
62St. Louis County, MN
65.1
40.7
63Chippewa County, MN
64.8
59.5
64Koochiching County, MN
64.6
59.9
65Polk County, MN
64.6
50.9
66Renville County, MN
64.5
57.4
67Freeborn County, MN
64.3
47.5
68Brown County, MN
63.5
60.3
69Morrison County, MN
63.4
50.8
70Cottonwood County, MN
62.3
63.2
71Lincoln County, MN
60.9
69.3
72Beltrami County, MN
59.5
36
73Redwood County, MN
59.1
62.9
74Itasca County, MN
57.8
56.5
75Pipestone County, MN
57.1
67
76Traverse County, MN
56.7
68.1
77Big Stone County, MN
55.9
68.8
78Nobles County, MN
55.9
50.4
79Cass County, MN
54.2
57.2
80Clearwater County, MN
54.2
65.2
81Faribault County, MN
51.7
61.9
82Todd County, MN
48.2
55.4
83Martin County, MN
48.1
59.2
84Swift County, MN
47
65.2
85Aitkin County, MN
37.4
53.3
86Wadena County, MN
30
62.5
87Mahnomen County, MN
22.8
47

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